Announcements

Communications styles, employment law and ethics will be the focus of seminars on the February CLE calendar of the Westchester/Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America (WESFACCA).
On Thursday, February 10, WESFACCA is offering a program titled Executive Presence: Understanding the Communications Styles for Success from...

Even though the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) has been in effect for more than 10 years, hotel owners and operators are increasingly being named in ADA Title III (access to public accommodation) lawsuits. In New York City alone, the groups Accessibility for All and ADA Access Today have filed 42 Title III ADA lawsuits against New York City hotels...

Does your company comply with the myriad global privacy laws? How up-to-date is your records management program? Attorneys who have asked themselves these questions will likely benefit from a CLE seminar being organized this month by the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America and the firm of Hunton & Williams LLP....

The American Jobs Creation Act (Jobs Act) adds a new Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, which significantly changes the rules applicable to nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. The new law affects the manner in which such arrangements are designed and administered and covers many types of arrangements that are not typically thought of as...

Helaine M. Barnett, president of the Legal Services Corporation, has received the New York State Bar Association's (NYSBA) 2005 Gold Medal Award.
The award, the highest recognition given by the state bar to a lawyer or judge, was presented to Ms. Barnett, a nationally prominent lawyer who has dedicated her 40-year career to providing legal services to...

The New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association (NJCCA) this month has crafted a calendar of CLE events on a variety of issues ranging from corporate governance to dressing for success.
On Tuesday, February 8, NJCCA is presenting a program, coordinated with the Lex Mundi organization of law firms, under the title Family & Medical Leave Act.
The...

The New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association (NJCCA) and the New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Section early next month will present their 2005 Corporate Counsel Institute.
The day-long conference will take place on Thursday, March 3 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the New Jersey...

To The Readers Of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel:
As NYCLA prepares for the May 26 celebration of the 75th anniversary of its landmark Home of Law on Vesey Street, it has completed a period of self-analysis and restructuring. NYCLA has adopted a long-range strategic plan to insure that this great bar association will remain a bastion of opportunity...

The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America on Thursday, February 17 has scheduled a session titled Media Relations Update.
The program will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. at a location to be announced.
The speaker will be Bruce Hennes of Hennes Communications LLC.
For details on CLE creditsand registration fees for...

The Delaware Valley Corporate Counsel Association (DELVACCA) held its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Monday, January 24 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia.
The featured speaker was Alba E. Martinez, president and CEO of United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
The evening also featured the presentation of the DELVACCA Pro Bono Award given annually...

Martin Belisario, an intellectual property partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, and Kathryn R. Doyle, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, are serving as co-chairs this month for a Law Seminars International workshop titled Patent Law for Non-Patent Lawyers and Business Professionals.
The program will take place on Monday, February 14 from 8:30...

This month's Employment and Labor Law Forum sponsored by the Washington, DC Metro Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America (WMACCA) will examine Hot Topics at the EEOC.
The program will take place on Wednesday, February 9 from noon to 2 p.m. at Maggiano's Little Italy, 2001 International Dr, McLean, VA.
The session will feature U.S....

The Washington, DC Metro Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America this month is offering a CLE seminar titled Who's Got Your Back? What Every Corporate Counsel Must Know About Corporate Liability, D&O and Other Insurance Policies.
The program will taker place on Thursday, February 24 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Hilton McLean Tysons...

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has scheduled this year's South/Southwest Region Diversity Dinner for Thursday, February 17.
The dinner, which will honor 2005 South/Southwest Region Employers of Choice, will take place at the Westin Galleria in Dallas, TX. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.
The 2005 honorees...

The firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP this month is planning a CLE seminar titled High Stakes Financial Services (Lending & Litigation Issues Symposium).
The program will take place on Wednesday, February 16 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Hotel Crescent Court, 400 Crescent Court, Dallas, TX.
This full-day symposium will examine legal issues...

Among the items currently listed on the calendar of the Southern California Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America (ACCA SoCal) are a pair of events of interest to all in-house counsel.
On Wednesday, February 23, the chapter will present a networking roundtable lunch seminar titled What to Do When Your Secrets Have Been Stolen.
Scott...

The South Florida Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America this month has scheduled its Corporate Counsel Institute 2005.
The event will take place on Thursday, February 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Ft. Lauderdale Airport, 1870 Griffin Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
The morning session will be highlighted by Rick Schoenfield,...

Using Section 337 Proceedings for Effective Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights at the Border is the title of a CLE seminar planned this month by the DC Bar Association.
The program will take placeon Tuesday, February 22 from 6 to8:45 p.m. at the DC Bar Conference Center, 1250 H Street, NW, Washington, DC.
The program chair is Aoi Nawashiro,...

The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America has elected a new Board of Directors and officers for 2005. President is Steven C. Lee, Vice President and General Counsel, TravelCenters of America. Vice President, President-Elect is D. Russell Hood, Senior Counsel, TravelCenters of America. Treasurer is John D. Morgan, General...

The WolfInstitute, a division of WolfBlock, this month is resuming its series of employee benefits and employment law seminars in Philadelphia.
The seminars take place at the WolfInstitute, 1650 Arch St, Philadelphia. Each session begins at 9 a.m.
The courses are designed to give HR professionals, in-house counsel, benefits administrators and other...

The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America (DELVACCA) this month will present a CLE seminar titled Appellate Advocacy: Advice From the Bench for a Successful Appeal.
The program will take place on Tuesday, February 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Marriott West, Conshohocken, PA.
Attendees can expect to:
Receive advice on...

The New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA) on Tuesday. January 19 will sponsor a special reception to honor all 121 authors of the Second Edition of Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts. a multi-volume. strategy-oriented treatise that resulted from a successful joint venture between NYCLA and West.
The First Edition was published in 1995...

The Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America (NY ACC-A) and theIntegrity Interactive Corporation this month are planning a CLE seminartitled Online Options for Meetingthe Ethics and Compliance Obligationsof Sarbanes-Oxley and the New Changes to the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines.
The program will take place on...

American Bar Association President Robert J. Grey Jr. last month presented Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor with the ABA American Jury Project's "Principles for Juries and Jury Trials," the result of six months of intensive work to move jury service into the 21st century, as well as to reexamine and conform the association's various sets of jury...

The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America (DELVACCA) will hold its Annual Meeting and Dinner this month.
The event will take place on Monday, January 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia. A networking reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.
The keynote speaker for the...